Activ8 Adventure

The Activ8 Advenure visits schools and events to provide young people with the opportunity to experience a mixture of Olympic and Paralympic sports.

Track and field sports such as javelin and hurdles, along with Paralympic sports such as boccia, and sports in the 2012 spotlight such as fencing, are brought to life along with the high wire obstacle course. Agility, balance and co-ordination are put to the test by the wooden bridge, cargo rope, balance beam and rope bridge.

25,000 young people have already taken the Activ8 Adventure in their school or at events such as the Belfast Marathon, Blue Peter’s Big Olympic Tour and the Queen’s Garden Party at Stormont.

The Activ8 Adventure ties in with the Northern Ireland Revised Curriculum as a fun and interesting challenge it stimulates interest in a range of activities pupils might not normally experience, and engages pupils to participate in less mainstream sports.

The Activ8 Adventure helps to develop fundamental movement skills and fits perfectly with the Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities Framework helping develop pupils as individuals, and develops pupils’ cross-curricular skills such as communication and using mathematics through activity tasks, as well as helping to build team work and self confidence.